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United States Patent | 5,321,951 |
Falls ,   et al. | June 21, 1994 |
A carburetor for the combustor of a gas turbine engine wherein a swirler and a venturi cooperate to atomize and mix air and fuel for the combustor, wherein a downstream mounted integrally formed sleeve and splash plate is provided to control the flow of the air/fuel mixture into the combustor. The integral splash plate and sleeve has protuberances formed on its upstream surface to increase the area impinged by cooling air and thereby enhance cooling of the splash plate flange thereof.
Inventors: | Falls; Stephen W. (Cincinnati, OH); Kress; Eric J. (Loveland, OH); Savelli; Joseph F. (West Chester, OH); Cooper; James N. (Hamilton, OH); Pritchard, Jr.; Byron A. (Loveland, OH) |
Assignee: | General Electric Company (Cincinnati, OH) |
Appl. No.: | 089058 |
Filed: | July 8, 1993 |
Current U.S. Class: | 60/748; 60/740 |
Intern'l Class: | F23R 003/60; F02C 007/22 |
Field of Search: | 60/748,737,747,756,752,39.32,740,39.37 239/404,405,406 |
4180974 | Jan., 1980 | Stenger et al. | 60/756. |
4246758 | Jan., 1981 | Caruel et al. | 60/747. |
5117637 | Jun., 1992 | Howell et al. | 60/748. |
5123248 | Jun., 1992 | Monty et al. | 60/748. |